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mortuus
Latin · ancient
"dead"
dead, past participle of mori (to die)
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mortuarium
Medieval Latin · medieval
"a place associated with the dead"
formed for a place associated with the dead
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mortuary
English · 1400s
"a place where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation"
settled as the English word for a place where dead bodies are kept
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